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Holy Spirit worship focus at Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adult worship speakers on the first two days of the Mennonite Church USA convention June 30-July 1 focused on the Holy Spirit’s power to renew the church for mission.
The convention theme is “Breathe and Be Filled.”
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Pastors Gather Before MC USA Convention
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two hundred fifty Mennonite Church USA pastors got a lesson in practical theology June 30.
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Speaker urges youth to ‘step into your spiritual destiny’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brenda Matthews wants young people to step into their spiritual destiny.
July 6 issue
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Cambodian minister licensed in Illinois
CHICAGO — Once in danger of becoming a victim of Cambodia’s killing fields, Samrach Nuth is among the first Cambodians licensed for ministry among North American Mennonites.
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MDS work in La. mends houses and relationships
NEW IBERIA, La. — In just four weeks, Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers from northern New York built a new house to replace one destroyed by Hurricane Gustav.
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Cleveland church, others geared up to reduce local and national poverty
A Mobilization to End Poverty conference in Washington, D.C., surprised Al Anthony of Lee Heights Community Church in Cleveland with its passion and commitment.
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‘Happier Days’
PARADISE, Pa. — On Oct. 2, 2006, tragedy shattered the lives of Amish families at West Nickel Mines School when an invading gunman murdered five girls and seriously wounded five others.
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MMA depletes Sharing Fund, creates new Faith in the Future Grant
GOSHEN, Ind. — Mennonite Mutual Aid’s Sharing Fund ran out of money the week of June 19, but the agency has designated an additional $50,000 for the Faith in the Future Grant.
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Sister Care seminars help women support each other
ELKHART, Ind. — Seventy-three women in the Indiana-Michigan and Central District conferences of Mennonite Church USA attended a Sister Care seminar May 15-16 at Belmont Mennonite Church.
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MCC works to curb gun violence
WASHINGTON — Pastor Aldo Siahaan sent a text message from a Philadelphia hospital apologizing that he could not join fellow members of the Mennonite Central Committee East Coast board at a meeting.
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Prison ministry inspires volunteer chaplains
ATMORE, Ala. — Fountain Correctional Facility is called “The Bottom” by prison inmates statewide.
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Pentecost for Philadelphia churches
PHILADELPHIA — It was perhaps as close to the first Pentecost as Anabaptists could get.
